2020
Accuracy of the Zika IgM Antibody Capture Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Zika MAC-ELISA) for Diagnosis of Zika Virus Infection
Portilho M, de Moraes L, Kikuti M, Nascimento L, Reis M, Boaventura V, Khouri R, Ribeiro G. Accuracy of the Zika IgM Antibody Capture Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Zika MAC-ELISA) for Diagnosis of Zika Virus Infection. Diagnostics 2020, 10: 835. PMID: 33080935, PMCID: PMC7603149, DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics10100835.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDays post-symptom onsetZika virus infectionConvalescent-phase seraVirus infectionRT-PCRDengue virusSerological diagnosisDengue casesPost-symptom onsetConvalescent-phase samplesBlood donor samplesIgM antibody capture enzymeEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayZika IgM antibodySymptom onsetDENV infectionIgM antibodiesZIKV infectionBlood donorsDonor samplesCapture enzymeOutbreak investigationDisease controlInfectionImmunosorbent assay
2006
Frequency of antiphospholipid antibodies in patients with infectious diseases using three different ELISA methods
Santiago M, Martinelli R, Reis M, Reis E, Ko A, Fontes R, Silva M, Nascimento E, Espinola R, Harris N, Gharavi A, Pierangeli S. Frequency of antiphospholipid antibodies in patients with infectious diseases using three different ELISA methods. Jornal Brasileiro De Patologia E Medicina Laboratorial 2006, 42: 13-17. DOI: 10.1590/s1676-24442006000100004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayStandard enzyme-linked immunosorbent assayAntiphospholipid syndromeELISA kitInfectious diseasesAntiphospholipid antibodiesKala-azarACL ELISASera of patientsFrequency of positivityCases of leptospirosisCases of syphilisDetection of antibodiesAnticardiolipin antibodiesIgG aPLIgM aPLVisceral leishmaniasisELISA techniquePatientsHigh specificityELISA methodImmunosorbent assayDiseaseDiagnostic specificityGp I
2001
Evaluation of Recombinant Leptospira Antigen-Based Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays for the Serodiagnosis of Leptospirosis
Flannery B, Costa D, Carvalho F, Guerreiro H, Matsunaga J, Da Silva E, Ferreira A, Riley L, Reis M, Haake D, Ko A. Evaluation of Recombinant Leptospira Antigen-Based Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays for the Serodiagnosis of Leptospirosis. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2001, 39: 3303-3310. PMID: 11526167, PMCID: PMC88335, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.39.9.3303-3310.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayIgG enzyme-linked immunosorbent assaySerodiagnosis of leptospirosisHealthy individualsImmunosorbent assayTest-positive individualsCases of leptospirosisHigh-incidence regionsLyme disease patientsMicroscopic agglutination testConvalescent phaseHepatitis patientsAcute phaseDengue patientsDisease patientsPatient seraHealthy residentsLeptospira antigensCutoff valueDiagnostic utilityPatientsAgglutination testUseful antigenLeptospirosisAntigen